Today, the woman I'm training at work asked, while staring intently at the keyboard, "Now, which one of these buttons is the space-bar again?" She is 80 years-old, types about one word per minute, and I have just one week to get her completely trained. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I began training my replacement at work. She's a senior citizen. She got excited when I taught her how to highlight text on the screen and double-click the mouse because she "never knew how to do those fancy tricks." The job is entirely computer-based. I have to train her for 6 weeks. FML
Today, my 84-year-old grandmother taught me a keyboard shortcut. FML
Today, I started a new job. After being trained on several obscure computer programs I'm expected to use in just one day, my new boss informed me she's going on a week long vacation starting tomorrow. She's the only other person who knows how this program runs. FML
Today, I was teaching a ten year old how to play piano. Halfway through the lesson, she made a minor mistake, which, trying to be a good tutor, I corrected her. She smiled up at me, paused, then slammed the key cover down onto my fingers. FML
Today, as I was helping a customer, she asked if it was my first day and who was training me. Evidently, I'm bad at my job, because I've worked there for 7 months. FML
Today, while working customer service, I instructed a customer to press the pound key on her cellphone. She hesitated a moment before asking, "Um, the pound key? You mean the hashtag, right?" FML
Today, my left-handed boss needed PC help. I said "right-click for the menu." She said nothing happened. Three times we went through this. Eventually I went over, asking her to show me what she did. She was using her right hand on the left mouse button. She earns £10,000 more than me. FML
Today, my boss reached a new low when, after three software upgrades, she refused to let me update the user manual that I wrote a year ago. She has also cancelled the training sessions I set up to help people learn the new software. People are asking me why I'm not doing my job anymore. FML
Today, while working at a cell phone store, I helped an older woman learn how to use her newly updated phone. After trying to help her for over 20 minutes, she threatened to throw her phone at my head. FML
Today, my mom asked me why MS Word keeps underlining some words. After I tried to convince her that you're supposed to put a space after commas, she started yelling at me for making her look stupid. I can never win. FML
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mgsoloist 14
I think 36 couldn't find the space bar either.
kiran_fml 5
How does an 80 year old get a job while I can't? ?
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Comments (190)
ashtree 12
Poor old lady. :(
Saraahx97 0
'FYL.. Buut good luck Grandma..(;
loserman67 36
Look at it this way, How much longer does she have to live? A few months and she's gone, or maybe she has alzhiemers and will forget the way to work tomorrow. Or..... try hiding by the door every morning and yelling BOO! when she walks in. A couple of days of that ahd her ticker is sure to explode.
ashtree 12
Oh god. I lol'd, but at the same time I feel terrible for thinking that it's funny. That poor old lady.
vbmg152 19
OMG!! Are you shitheads for real? I hope you all start aging really fast, that way you'll know what it feels like when you can no longer do the things you used to do!
Madiluvsyuh98 2
Aww old people are so cute
Madiluvsyuh98 2
Do you think people actually read this?
butter5646_fml 0
Well maybe shell die within a week :D
bigAC 6
ahaha she's probably just messing with you. she invented the computer op
bitchesbecrazy2 4
that sucks
margie2194 12
Actually there is a plus. You're helping out an 80 year old woman who would probably have to depend on government cheques to survive. You're aiding her to become more independent so that she can live life to her fullest. And that is a very noble thing to do :)
prettygirl011892 1
who hires any an 80 year old thats twenty years past the retirement age FHL